Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman had some harsh phrases relating to video assistant referee (VAR) following his workforce’s Euro 2024 loss in opposition to England. The principle level of competition within the match got here as Koeman’s aspect had an early 1-0 lead. Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries tried to dam a shot by England striker Harry Kane within the seventeenth minute.
Whereas the ball flew nicely over the crossbar, Kane instantly went down writhing in ache after making contact with Dumfries. Match referee Felix Zwayer initially denied the penalty claims on the pitch. Replays, nonetheless, confirmed that the Dutchman’s foot did make contact with the English ahead. Consequently, VAR officers intervened and requested Zwayer to take one other have a look at the incident on the pitchside monitor.
The referee then reversed his on-field determination and awarded England with a penalty. Kane miraculously recovered following the large name, stepped up, and transformed the spot kick. England ultimately scored the profitable aim late within the recreation from second-half substitute Ollie Watkins. The Three Lions will subsequent face Spain on Sunday, July 14th for the European title.
Dutch coach and captain each left annoyed over controversial name
Though Dumfries and Kane linked cleats within the aforementioned play, VAR’s determination to intervene has been extensively criticized. Not solely was the reversal extremely controversial, however a replay from a unique angle additionally urged that Bukayo Saka managed the ball together with his arm earlier than Kane took the shot. VAR officers one way or the other missed the potential infraction.
After the disappointing defeat, Koeman voiced his issues relating to the expertise. “I didn’t assume it was a penalty,” the coach instructed reporters throughout a press convention. “This was actually one other determination by the VAR. What must you do as a defender? Denzel tries to dam the ball and Kane shoots after which hits Dumfries’ shoe together with his shoe. Soccer is actually destroyed by such choices by a video referee.”
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk echoed his coach’s emotions on the incident. The defender additionally urged that Zwayer’s postgame antics confirmed that the referee knew he made a mistake. “I believe it says all of it that the referee went in [to the dressing room] fairly shortly after the sport,” Van Dijk instructed beIN Sports activities. “I had no time to shake his hand. However hear, it’s what it’s. The sport is completed. We misplaced and it’s very powerful to take sure moments.”
Hiring Zwayer is a much bigger drawback than VAR at Euro 2024
VAR is undoubtedly one of the crucial polarizing matters amongst soccer followers, coaches, and gamers. Many concerned within the sport agree with Koeman relating to the expertise. Taking a number of slow-motion replay appears at a specific play could make incidents appear extra troublesome than initially thought.
This explicit level was made through the Dumfries/Kane incident. FOX guidelines analyst, and former referee, Mark Clattenburg, instantly claimed that the contact was not ample sufficient for a penalty through the telecast. Nonetheless, Clattenburg then modified his thoughts after seemingly seeing extra replays and figuring out that VAR was set to intervene.
Wednesday’s controversy was not the primary time that Koeman has ridiculed using VAR at Euro 2024. The Dutchman additionally closely criticized an offside name in opposition to Dumfries throughout his workforce’s Group D matchup in opposition to France on June twenty first. The sport ultimately completed scoreless.
Regardless of the controversial calls, VAR earned largely reward from followers all through the match. Maybe a much bigger difficulty than video replay was UEFA even hiring Zwayer within the first place. The German referee beforehand served a six-month ban for accepting bribes. German officers charged him with match-fixing again in 2005. The choice to make use of Zwayer in such a serious competitors met huge backlash.
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